In May/June of 2012, I was away for almost two months helping my sister Maxine recover from a shoulder replacement operation. Maxine and I are as different as peanut butter is from swiss cheese. A lot of our childhood was spent in arguing about these differences. But there are many …
Brother John entered the ‘Monastery of Silence’ and the Abbot said, “Brother this is a silent monastery; you are welcome here as long as you like, but you may not speak until I direct you to do so.” Brother John lived in the monastery for five years before the Abbot …
My friends and I had joined a weight-loss organization. At one meeting the instructor held up an apple and a candy bar. “What are the attributes of this apple,” she asked, “and how do they relate to our diet?” “Low in calories” and “lots of fiber” were among the answers. …
The span of our life is seventy years, or if we are strong, eighty; yet at best it is toil and sorrow, over in a moment, and then we are gone. Psalm 90:10 – Complete Jewish Bible The above Scripture tells us we have on average, a lifespan of seventy …
